By Our Reporter
Two women have been found dead in separate locations in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in incidents linked to the activities of “one chance” gangs operating within the nation’s capital.
One of the victims, Chinemerem Pascalina Chuwumeziem, was a nurse with the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Jabi, whose killing subsequently drew condemnation from the National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives (NANNM), FCT Council.
The second victim, Princess Ochigbo, was said to be found lying lifeless by the roadside, with indications suggesting she might also have fallen victim to “one chance” hoodlums.
In a statement by the chairman of NANNM, FCT Council Jama Medan, the association said Chuwumeziem closed from afternoon duty on January 3 and boarded a vehicle on her way home but never arrived alive.
The statement noted that her body was later discovered to have been dumped in what the association described as a “most inhumane and heartbreaking manner.”
The NANNM described the killing as not only an attack on the nursing profession but “an assault on healthcare workers and humanity at large,” calling on security agencies in the FCT to immediately investigate the circumstances surrounding her death.
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According to an X post, Princess Ochigbo was found dead by the roadside at a different location in Abuja on the same day with documents recovered suggesting she might have been a staff member of the FCT High Court.
The handler, who provided the update with image of the deceased woman and her ID, noted that her bag was discovered, flung a short distance away from her body, a pattern consistent with previous one chance attacks, where victims are robbed, assaulted, and most times thrown out of moving vehicles.
Efforts to reach the FCT Police Command for updates on the two incidents proved abortive.
SMS and Whatsapp messages sent to its spokesperson, Josephine Adeh, were not responded to as of press time.
Although the FCT Police Command established an Anti-One Chance Squad in 2018, attacks have continued, raising questions about enforcement, surveillance and accountability.
@The Nation